President Museveni postpones Martyrs' Day celebrations over Ebola; day stays a public holiday

President Museveni announced that this year's Uganda Martyrs' Day commemorations were postponed as an Ebola precaution, after consultations with the national epidemic response task force and religious leaders. The government said Martyrs' Day remains a public holiday and a new date for the celebrations would be communicated later; pilgrims already travelling were urged to return home.